懂中文 Dong Chinese

靳

jìn

strap on a horse's breast

Phonosemantic compound. 革 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.

Components
革 meaning component

革  Meaning component

gé

  

leather

斤 sound component

斤  Sound component

jīn

  

axe

Evolution

靳 Seal script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
靳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
靳 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
靳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

靳  

jìn

strap on a horse's breast; martingale; stingy

靳  

Jìn

surname Jin